Wedding: Ellen Ortego & Patrick Barousse

Ellen Claire Ortego of Lafayette and Patrick Stahel Barousse of Covington were united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony on Friday, May 10, 2013, at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist. The nuptial Mass was celebrated by Reverend Father Patrick Wattigny, joined by Reverend Father Robert T. Cooper, and assisted by Deacon Roderick Perron.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sidney Ortego of Lafayette. Mrs. Ortego is the former Laurie Ellen Chance. The bride is the granddaughter of Mrs. John E. Chance and the late Mr. John E. Chance of Lafayette and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sidney Ortego of Ville Platte. Ellen is a graduate from Saint Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. She graduated from Louisiana State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. She has since been employed as a Financial Analyst for Iberia Bank in Lafayette.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Juergens Barousse, Jr. of Covington. Mrs. Barousse is the former Mary Melody Morse. Patrick is the grandson of Mrs. Kay Morse Tucker of Covington and the late Mr. Charles Thates Morse and Mrs. Stanley Albert Greig of Covington and the late Mr. Robert Juergens Barousse. Patrick is a graduate from Saint Paul's School in Covington, Louisiana. He is a 2008 graduate of Louisiana State University. He received a Master of Science in Public Health from Tulane University in 2009. He currently attends Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. Upon graduation this May, Patrick will begin his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile.

Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, Ellen chose an ivory Alencon lace gown featuring a V-neckline and a full ball skirt. An ecru colored silk organza sash circled her waist and tied in the back. The back of her gown was accented by covered buttons that led into the train. She wore a chapel length veil and carried a cascading bouquet of ivory English and Garden roses, white Hydrangeas and Stephanotis, with trailing English Ivy and Queen Anne's Lace.